Are chicken collars good?

[Themellowyellows]

Collars are cruel and there is no justification for using them. It turns you into an animal abuser instantly.

alright! Thank you! Im just going to stick to my mealy worm method!

 

[My Very First 6 Chickens]

I dont even want to know the reasoning behind putting a collar on a chicken. I do question the brain of anyone that would. if you need a collar for a chicken then you shouldnt have chickens. i may be way off the mark here, just my personal opinion.

 

[My Very First 6 Chickens]

How high is the roost? Maybe lower it to less than 2' high.

I can't help with the neighbors.....but ...maybe borrow my coon hound lol that dog is NOISY.
When my neighbor complained about the roosters in the neighborhood I offered to put my dogs outside. I told her I'm sure they could out noise the roosters. Yeah she doesn't complain to me anymore.

i like your style!

 

[My Very First 6 Chickens]

Good suggestions from everyone.

Lower the roost to see if Snooze is better able to navigate, if that doesn't help, go out early and get her so she's not out there screaming so long.

The hens may eventually get used to the groundhog, but...if he's that big of a nuisance...trap and dispatch.
BUT...likely something else will eventually start coming around that causes a ruckus - Squirrel, Chipmunk, another Groundhog.
Butterflies...my roosters scream and groan at Butterflies - so there's always going to be something that causes them to voice their concerns or just chatter about.

Do talk with your neighbors and see if you can make some type of peace with them. If you are hearing "news" via other neighbors (gossip) then go directly to the ones who are supposed to be offended and see if this can be resolved. People like to meddle or imply - don't discuss with other neighbors and get caught up in the drama, deal directly with whomever is upset.

And, that's a big no from me on collars.

Awww The butterflies get your hens in a tizzy, that makes me laugh!

 

[My Very First 6 Chickens]

I wish chicken elevators were a thing! But yes, I will change the high of there roosts, and lower it down. If I keep them all in there they will crow and crow until my hair turns white!! The groundhog has so many holes it pops out of no where at no precise time.

whack a mole

 

[Themellowyellows]

I dont even want to know the reasoning behind putting a collar on a chicken. I do question the brain of anyone that would. if you need a collar for a chicken then you shouldnt have chickens. i may be way off the mark here, just my personal opinion.

I had a feeling they were wrong, just wanted to see if anyone agreed, im not annoyed about my hens noise, my neighbors are though. Ugh.

 

[NatJ]

I dont even want to know the reasoning behind putting a collar on a chicken. I do question the brain of anyone that would. if you need a collar for a chicken then you shouldnt have chickens. i may be way off the mark here, just my personal opinion.

The reasoning is very simple: make the chicken be quiet, without having to kill the chicken or rehome it.

And I don't question people's brains either. It makes perfect sense to consider options, because some problems do have solutions (like chickens that invade neighbors' yards: a covered run is a real solution. Or dogs that bite their stitches after surgery: a big cone collar is a real solution for that temporary situation.)

Unfortunately, collars are not a good solution for chicken noise. I agree that it is better to keep chickens with no collars, or else not keep chickens at all. But that is something people learn by asking questions and doing research, not something that everyone already knows, so it does get asked by one new chicken-keeper after another, and answered many times by various different people.

 

[talkinboutchickens]

We have had recent excperince with our neighbor's coming up to our property without us seeing (although we saw) and "spying" on us. They even took a picture of our hens a day after we got a report...

What a creep-o. My neighbors do that to my new neighbors

 

[Themellowyellows]

The reasoning is very simple: make the chicken be quiet, without having to kill the chicken or rehome it.

And I don't question people's brains either. It makes perfect sense to consider options, because some problems do have solutions (like chickens that invade neighbors' yards: a covered run is a real solution. Or dogs that bite their stitches after surgery: a big cone collar is a real solution for that temporary situation.)

Unfortunately, collars are not a good solution for chicken noise. I agree that it is better to keep chickens with no collars, or else not keep chickens at all. But that is something people learn by asking questions and doing research, not something that everyone already knows, so it does get asked by one new chicken-keeper after another, and answered many times by various different people.

Thank you! Yes I agree.

 

[Lazy Farmer]